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- Economic forecast gloomy says IMFSat, 11 Sep 2010 01:28:00 GMTThe International Monetary Fund says recent growth in the global economy is likely to slow towards the end of the year.
- Obama pleads for Koran row calmSat, 11 Sep 2010 01:18:15 GMTPresident Obama makes a plea for religious tolerance, as a church threatening to burn the Koran demands contact with a New York imam.
- Targeting reportersSat, 11 Sep 2010 01:06:15 GMTFreedom of press in Iraq comes at deadly cost
- Message to the PMSat, 11 Sep 2010 00:42:44 GMTWhy Turkey's referendum is about more than reform
- Several die in California blastSat, 11 Sep 2010 00:22:52 GMTAt least four people have been killed in an explosion which tore through a town near San Francisco, officials say.
- DR Congo bans 'conflict mining'Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:05:51 GMTPresident Kabila bans mining in three provinces of DR Congo to allow the government to tackle a "mafia" controlling the trade.
- Brian Dowling Big Brother winnerFri, 10 Sep 2010 23:54:03 GMTFormer air steward Brian Dowling has been crowned the winner of Ultimate Big Brother as the Channel 4 reality show comes to an end.
- Ground Zero plansFri, 10 Sep 2010 23:31:55 GMTVisual guide to the development at the Twin Towers site in New York
- The long legacy of 9/11Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:26:10 GMTOn the anniversary of 9/11, many remember the nearly 3,000 people who died on that day. Ted Koppel offers his view on how American policy continues to be influenced by that fateful day.
- Mexico prisoners escape from jailFri, 10 Sep 2010 23:08:41 GMTMore than 80 prisoners break out of jail in northern Mexico, many of them suspected members of violent drug gangs.
- Clijsters sets up Zvonareva finalFri, 10 Sep 2010 23:07:18 GMTDefending champion Kim Clijsters beats Venus Williams to reach the US Open final, where she will meet Vera Zvonareva after she shocked top seed Caroline Wozniacki.
- Tax boss: 'No need to say sorry'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:02:43 GMTThe UK's top tax man says he has no need to apologise after taking the wrong amount of tax from six million people.
- Musharraf 'to return' to PakistanFri, 10 Sep 2010 22:54:22 GMTFormer Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf tells the BBC he wants to start a new political party and run for president.
- Germany offers austerity lessonsFri, 10 Sep 2010 22:43:28 GMTAs Britain prepares for public spending cuts in the autumn spending review, many are looking to Germany to see how it could be done.
- China postpones talks with JapanFri, 10 Sep 2010 21:58:15 GMTBeijing postpones planned talks with Tokyo after Japan's court extends the detention of a Chinese captain over a collision in disputed waters.
- Sex victims meet before Pope tourFri, 10 Sep 2010 21:29:53 GMTMen and women who say they were sexually abused as children by Catholic priests are to hold a conference ahead of the Pope's British visit.
- Iran 'delays US hiker's release'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:29:47 GMTIran delays the release of Sarah Shourd, one of three US hikers arrested last year on suspicion of espionage, officials say.
- In picturesFri, 10 Sep 2010 21:27:00 GMTMuslims around the world celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr
- IMF releases new loan for GreeceFri, 10 Sep 2010 21:01:33 GMTThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) formally approves the second installment of a rescue loan to Greece.
- Several die in California blastFri, 10 Sep 2010 20:12:48 GMTAt least four people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion and fire near San Francisco, reports say.
- Colombia rebels kill six policeFri, 10 Sep 2010 19:42:37 GMTColombia's Farc rebels kill six policemen, in the latest in a surge of attacks that have killed more than 30 security personnel since President Juan Manuel Santos took office a month ago.
- Rally for peaceFri, 10 Sep 2010 19:26:10 GMTThe tennis players with a message in US Open final
- Castro quote 'was misinterpreted'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:47:41 GMTFidel Castro says he was misinterpreted when he was quoted by a US reporter as saying that the Cuban economic model no longer worked.
- Mudslide engulfs Italian villageFri, 10 Sep 2010 17:43:14 GMTIn Italy the town of Antrani on the Amalfi coast has been hit by flash flooding and mudslides.
- England defeat spirited PakistanFri, 10 Sep 2010 17:38:32 GMTEngland compound Pakistan's off-field problems with a deserved 24-run win to take a 1-0 lead in the five-game one-day series.
- Church abuse detailed in BelgiumFri, 10 Sep 2010 17:09:55 GMTHarrowing details of alleged sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium are released by an official Church investigator.
- Man held after Danish hotel blastFri, 10 Sep 2010 16:07:48 GMTDanish police hold a man injured by a small blast at a Copenhagen hotel amid reports he was a would-be suicide bomber.
- US jobs recovery 'painfully slow'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:55:48 GMTUS President Barack Obama has said that progress in pulling the American economy out of recession has been "painfully slow".
- Accidental stowaway home after four-month odysseyFri, 10 Sep 2010 15:43:38 GMTA nine-year-old Indian boy who mistakenly ended up on a cross-country train adventure is reunited with his family - four months later.
- Iran denies 'secret atomic plant'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:39:02 GMTIran rejects claims by dissident groups that it has almost completed a secret uranium-enrichment facility near Tehran.
- US cuts wheat production forecastFri, 10 Sep 2010 15:30:06 GMTThe US Department of Agriculture cuts its forecast for global wheat production in 2010-11, but by less than expected.
- US officials try to stop spy bookFri, 10 Sep 2010 15:26:57 GMTThe US Department of Defense is trying to stop the distribution of a book by a former intelligence officer.
- Gimmie shelterFri, 10 Sep 2010 15:07:42 GMTFamilies in flood-hit Pakistan improvise to find a roof
- NZ no-go zones stay amid tremorsFri, 10 Sep 2010 15:01:41 GMTNew Zealand delays plans to lift no-go zones in quake-hit Christchurch after major aftershocks rock the city.
- Cyrus Cylinder is loaned to IranFri, 10 Sep 2010 15:00:26 GMTThe British Museum settles a dispute with Iran's national museum over the loan of ancient Persian treasure the Cyrus Cylinder.
- Exchange of fire near Gaza borderFri, 10 Sep 2010 14:58:51 GMTA rocket fired from the Gaza Strip explodes in Israel, hours after Israeli air raids against Hamas targets in the Palestinian territory.
- Air Zimbabwe strikers 'face sack'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:57:53 GMTAir Zimbabwe has warned striking pilots that they could lose their jobs unless they return to work, according to state media.
- Microsoft executive to lead NokiaFri, 10 Sep 2010 14:42:43 GMTFinnish mobile phone giant Nokia appoints Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new head after a profits slump.
- Vettel heads Ferrari duo at MonzaFri, 10 Sep 2010 13:41:27 GMTRed Bull's Sebastian Vettel steals Ferrari's thunder to set the pace in practice at the Italian Grand Prix.
- Cyclist's long hunt for missing sonFri, 10 Sep 2010 11:19:32 GMTAn Australian man who cycled round Europe for three months looking for his missing son is to be reunited with him after two-and-a-half years.
- Ancient Greeks 'spotted Halley's comet'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:40 GMTA celestial event seen by the ancient Greeks may be the earliest sighting of Halley's comet, new evidence suggests.
- Deutsche 'set to raise 9bn euros'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:54:16 GMTShares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fall sharply after reports that it is planning to raise 9bn euros to shore up its finances.
- Japan uncovers centenarian 'scam'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:53:58 GMTMore than 230,000 elderly people in Japan who are listed as being aged 100 or over are unaccounted for, officials said following a nationwide inquiry.
- Freshwater turtles 'in decline'Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:51:36 GMTMore than a third of freshwater turtle species are now threatened with extinction, Conservation International says.
- Guinea poll head guilty of fraudFri, 10 Sep 2010 09:43:26 GMTThe head of Guinea's election commission and another senior official are sentenced to a year in prison for fraud during June's first round presidential vote.
- Manipur police on murder chargesFri, 10 Sep 2010 09:30:33 GMTA court in India's Manipur state issues warrants for the arrest of nine policemen charged with killing an unarmed man.
- Record deal for Smith's daughterFri, 10 Sep 2010 08:43:16 GMTWill Smith's daughter, Willow, nine, signs a record deal with rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and releases debut single Whip My Hair.
- Pakistan trio set to return homeFri, 10 Sep 2010 08:28:18 GMTThe three Pakistan cricketers questioned by police over alleged spot fixing are to fly home.
- Bomb scare toy pony blown upFri, 10 Sep 2010 07:48:03 GMTA child's toy sparked a bomb scare in Orlando after it was left unattended in a cul-de-sac.
- Checkout protest at Greek shopsFri, 10 Sep 2010 05:56:10 GMTActivists protesting against Greece's austerity measures are trying a new form of civil disobedience.
- Obama contradicts Mexico claimsFri, 10 Sep 2010 04:54:51 GMTUS President Barack Obama contradicts claims made by his secretary of state that Mexico is dealing with a "drugs insurgency".
- US Muslims' views on their countryThu, 09 Sep 2010 23:42:50 GMTAs Muslims around the world begin the Eid festival, marking the end of Ramadan, US citizens reflect on the standing of their religion in their country.
- Hero's welcome?Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:07:42 GMTRussia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust
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